Wall for buildings.



PATENTED SEPT. 1, 1908.

J. s. CULLEY.

WALL FOR BUILDINGS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12,1905.

6H0 z weep JOHN S. CULLEY, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

WALL non nurnnrnes.

Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, recs.

Application filed May12, 1905. Serial No. 260,141.

'To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN S. CULLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in. the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Walls for Buildings, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in walls for buildings and particularly to that class of walls which include in their construction a frame sup ort and an outer facing of stone blocks W ich are each attached to the frame support by suitable means.

The object of the invention is to provide means for connecting the blocks forming the outer facing of the wall to the inner support, which will securely 'hold said blocks in position and be entirely concealed from View.

A further object is to provide a supporting means for said blocks which can. be more readily secured ,to the frame sup ort than has been possible with the devices eretofore proposed.

The invention is illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a wall constructed in accordance with the presentinvention; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section, on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3. is an elevation of a section of wall constructed in accordan'ce with the invention; Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a detail view of the block hanger, Fig. 6 is a side view of a slightly different form of hanger.

Referring to thedrawings, the inner section of the wall or frame support consists of a series of uprights or studs 1, which are connected on one side by suitable sheathing boards 2. -To the said frame sup ort are connected the blocks 3 forming t e outer facing of the wall said blocks being attached to said support by suitable hangers. As shown each of said hangers'is formedfrom a flat metal bar or plate which is bent at an intermediate point 'of its length to provide two sections 4, 5, which extend at an obtuse angle to each other. The section 4 which is inclined downwardly from the section 5 is secured. within the block 3 and said section 5 extends upwardly from said section 4 and above the block in rear thereof into position to be secured to the aforesaid frame su port. The section 5 of the hanger is provided with a plurality of apertures to receive the fastening devices hereinafter referred to.

Preferably, as shown in the drawings, the blocks 3 will be formed from cement or other suitable material and the hangers for attaching said blocks to the frame support will be embedded therein while the block. is being molded. To positively prevent the hangers frombeing withdrawn from the block. a supplemental cross bar or pin? may be connected with the'lower end of the hanger, said pin projecting beyond both sides of the han or section 4 and being securely embedded in t e block 3. The lower end of the hanger section 4 is bent u on itself to form a hook or sleeve through which the pin 7 extends.

' This construction provides a firm and du-' rable connection between the hanger and body of the block. The body of the hanger being formed from a flat plate, a relatively large surface is engaged in a vertical direction to the body of the block, and the inner end of the hanger, being extended. laterally on opposite sides of the body thereof, is held against any movement in a horizontal direction. That is, the rod 7 forms with the member 4,

a substantially f-shaped device which af-' fords, a relatively large contact or holding surface to the body of the block; Another very important advantage of'the device is its simplicity. There are but two members, the main one being the flat plate 4 5, and the supplemental or additional member being the rod 7. out, adapted to so engage the body of the This device is, as before pointed block as to be positively held against inovemerit in any direction relative thereto.

It will be seen that the upwardly extending sections 5 of the hangers of each tier of blocks of the wall facing will be concealed by the blocks on the next highest tier so that when the wall is completed the hanger will be concealed and the finished wall will have the appearance of a Wall constructed entirely of stone or similar material in the ordinary manner. "The hangers may be attached to the frame support by nails 6 of ordinary form. It will be noticed that as each block 3 is placed in position the section 5- of the hanger or hangers thereof will be exposed and can be'sec'uredto the frame support by the workman lacing the block in osition. That is all of the o erations require to construct the facing o the wall and connect the same to the frame support can be performed in front of said support. This is of great to the nails or similar fastening devices 6,

for holding the lower block in position. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated the blocks 3 of" the different tiers are connected by interlocking tongues and grooves as at 8.

The blocks may be of any suitable form and size and each isprovided with any desired number of hangers or means for at taching the block'to the inner frame support. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, each block is provided with two of said hangers and in the rear face or surface of each block are formed recesses 9 which reduce the weight of the block and provide air spaces or chambers within the Wall. It will be understood however that the blocks may be of different form if desired and that also they may be made in any suitable manner. They may be solid slabs instead of having recesses or grooves formed therein, as at 9 and the invention may be carried out by using natural stone blocks instead of composite, artificial blocks such as have been before referred to. I

A Wall constructed in accordance with the present invention will present the appearance of a solid stone wall and While having substantially all of the advantages of such a solid wall can be more readily andcheaply built.

Instead of, making the hangers in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, they may be made in the form shown in Fig. 6 inwhich the section 4 forms substantially a right angle' Withthe vertical section 5". As shown the vertical sections of the hangers slightly from the rear face of the bloc s, but it will be evident that if desired the hangers may be so connected with the blocks that their rear face will lie flush with the rear surface of the block. W

Having fully described my invention what I now desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. The herein described wall facing block, composed of a body of cement or other suitable material, and ahanger formed of a bent, flat, metal plate having one section embedded in the. block and another section projecting from and extending parallel to the rear face of the block at an obtuse angle to the.

embedded section and adapted to be connected directly to a suitable support, said reject plate having oppositely extending lateral projections at the inner end of its embedded section, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The herein described wall facing block, composed of a body of cement or other suitable material, and a hanger comprising a bent, flat, -metal plate having one section embedded in the block and projecting through the rear face thereof and another section projecting therefrom at an obtuse angle and extending parallel to said rear face of the block and adapted to be connected directly to a suitable support, the inner end of the embedded sectionof said plate being bent upon itselfto provide a hook or sleeve, and a bar or pin extending through said hook or sleeve and projecting beyond the side edges of the plate, whereby the inner end of the hanger is wider than the body, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN S. .CULLEY.

Witnesses;

GEO. GARDNER,

RUFUs J. GoUen. 

